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Find out more about the activities and materials we provide to help you develop your study & academic skills. Library Staff are here to help you. Come and join us and let us guide you to get the best out of your studies at Roehampton. Click on a topic to see more....

Library tours Skills Workshops Online Guides &Moodle Sites

Academic & Library Skills Development Workshops

NO NEED TO BOOK, JUST TURN UP!

Library and Learning Services are offering a programme of workshops across the different campuses of the University to help you make the most of the resources and services available to you. All workshops advertised here are free and open to Roehampton students on a "drop-in" basis and are non-subject specific. Workshops will run all term and will be repeated, so there will be plenty of opportunities to attend the workshop you are interested in.

Click on the links below to find out more about session on your campus.
Workshops in the Library
Whitelands Academic Skills Workshops
Southlands Academic Skills Workshops
Froebel Academic Skills Workshop
Digby Academic Skills Workshops

Watch this page for more information and updates to our workshop schedules throughout the year.

Library Tours

Students can now choose to attend tours at a time that best suits their schedule and will be able to sign up online via the Library web pages. Tours will run on each weekday over the first few weeks of the term. Tours will provide a general introduction to the Library resources and facilities. To book a tour click here: Book yourself on a Library Tour

Online help

In addition to the workshops led by our experienced staff we have developed a range of online materials and guides

Moodle Support Sites
Academic Skills Development - View learning resources, find out about our regular Study Skills Sessions and book a 1:1 appointment with your departmental ALA.
Library Research Skills - Find out what is in the Library, learn how to select different types of information, how to find items on your reading list, how to search the Internet and much, much more...
Student Moodle Support Site - New and experienced student Moodle users can learn how to use Moodle's tools and facilities, as well as how to login and navigate

Guides
How to study ... guide The guide is divided into sections to help identify specific areas of study skills and where to get help. Each section aims to give clear practical guidance on different aspects of study. If you flick through now, you‘ll see what it covers, and you‘ll then be able to dip into the sections you need.
University of Roehampton Referencing guide The referencing guide contains examples of Harvard, MLA and APA referencing styles including sample bibliographies and full details on in-text citations for each style.
Subject Resources guides The Subject guides give you an introduction to the most important library resources for the subject you study.

Workshops in the Library

All sessions take place in the Library, Room 301A, located on the 3^rd floor directly above the 2nd floor computing suite.

Workshop	Dates	Times	Location & Room
Using Turnitin to check your work for plagiarism & feedback This session will introduce students to Turnitin, the University's plagiarism detection software, and take you through the process of submitting your work online and checking your work for plagiarism and feedback.	Mon14th Nov Fri 18th Nov Mon 21st Nov Fri 25th Nov Mon 28th Nov Fri 2nd Dec Mon 05th Dec Fri 09th Dec Mon12th Dec Fri 16th Dec Mon 19th Dec	10:00-11:00 10:00-11:00 10:00-11:00 10:00-11:00 10:00-11:00 10:00-11:00 10:00-11:00 14:00-15:00 10:00-11:00 10:00-11:00 10:00-11:00	Library, Room 301A
Accessing online resources	Tues 15th Nov Thurs 24th Nov	13.00-14.00 14.00-15.00	Library, Room 301A
Getting started with RefWorks RefWorks is an online citation storage and management tool. This session will show you how to get started with using Refworks.	Thu 24^th Nov Tue 29^th Nov Thu 8^th Dec	15:00-16:00 11:00 – 12:00 15:00-16:00	Library, Room 301A
Using eBooks for learning This session will introduce students to eBooks, how to find them and how to use eBook study tools to improve their learning experience.	Tue 15^th Nov Tue 22^nd Nov Thu 1^st Dec Tue 13^th Dec	11:00 – 12:00 11:00 – 12:00 15:00 - 16:00 11:00 – 12:00	Library, Room 301A
Dealing with information overload This session will introduce students to some simple search strategies that will help you to identify relevant sources for your essays and course assignments in the library and beyond.	Wed 16th Nov	12:30 – 13:30	Library, Room 301A
Finding Journal Articles Searching in EBSCO This session will introduce students with relatively little or no previous experience with databases to article searching on one of major online journals databases, EBSCO. Relevant to all subjects.	Tues 6^th Dec	11:00 - 12:00	Library, Room 301A
Using Interlibrary Loans and other Libraries	Thu15^th Dec	15:00 - 16:00	Library, Room 301A

Please email Anne Pietsch with any queries regarding the Library Skills Workshops.

Whitelands Academic Skills Workshops

Download a copy of the Whitelands Workshop Schedule

Whitelands Autums Schedule

Please email Hayley Noakes or Gianna De Salvo with any queries regarding the Whitelands Skills Workshops.

Southlands Academic Skills Development Workshops

ALL SESSIONS WILL TAKE PLACE AT SOUTHLANDS - QB045

Monday 3^rd October/Tuesday 4^th October 2011	1 – 1.45pm	Introduction to academic studies
Monday 10^th October/Tuesday 11^th October 2011	1 – 1.45pm	Text Speak v Academic writing
Monday 17^th October/Tuesday 18^th October 2011	1 – 1.45pm	Do you really understand the question/Essay planning
Monday 24^th October/Tuesday 25^th October 2011	1 – 1.45pm	Avoiding Plagiarism/The art of referencing
Monday 31^st October/Tuesday 1^st November 2011	1 – 1.45pm	Essay writing
Monday 7^th November/Tuesday 8^th November 2011	1 – 1.45pm	Moving from descriptive to analytical writing/Developing an argument
Monday 14^th November/Tuesday 15^th November 2011	1 – 1.45pm	Presentation Skills
Monday 21^st November/Tuesday 22^nd November 2011	1 – 1.45pm	Preparing for Examinations
Monday 28^th November/Tuesday 29^th November 2011	1 – 1.45pm	How to use feedback successfully
Monday 5^th December/Tuesday 6^th December 2011	1 – 1.45pm	Working with supervisors to formulate ideas/dissertation writing

Please email Nicola O'Keefe or Sandra Craig with any queries regarding the Southlands Skills Workshops

Froebel Academic Skills Workshops

Date	Workshop	Time	Location
5^th Oct	First academic steps: Reading and note-taking skills, how to make the most of your lecture/seminars.	13.05-13.55	Lawrence 003
11^thOct	Finding Resources and research skills How to access resources in the library and improve your researching	13.05-13.55	Lawrence 002 (note change of room and day)
19^th Oct	Planning and structuring assignments Create a pathway to successful essay writing by improving the planning and structuring of your essay	13.05-13.55	Lawrence 003
26th Oct	Writing an assignment How to write effective: introductions, conclusions, paragraphs and sentences	13.5-13.55	Lawrence 003
2^nd Nov	Critical & analytical skills Part 1 Don’t just describe, evaluate and analyse! Using critical and analytical thinking to understand and de-construct arguments.	13.05-13.55	Lawrence 003
9^th Nov	Critical & analytical skills Part 2 – workshop Don’t just describe, evaluate and analyse! Using critical and analytical thinking to analyse and create an argument.	13.05-13.55	Lawrence 003
16^th Nov	Avoiding plagiarism and how to reference How to avoid plagiarism when using evidence to support your argument and the essential academic skill of referencing	13.05-13.55	Lawrence 003

Please email Jenny Stowar, Claire Griffin or Val Mitchell with any queries regarding Froebel Workshops

Digby Academic Skills Development Workshops

Date	Workshop	Time	Location
4^th Oct	First academic steps: Reading and note-taking skills, how to make the most of your lecture/seminars.	13.05-13.55	Duchesne 201
11^th Oct	Finding Resources and research skills How to access resources in the library and improve your researching.	13.05-13.55	Duchesne 201
18^th Oct	Planning and structuring assignments Create a pathway to successful essay writing by improving the planning and structuring of your essay.	13.05-13.55	Duchesne 201
25th Oct	Writing an assignment How to write effective: introductions, conclusions, paragraphs and sentences	13.05-13.55	Duchesne 201
1^st Nov	Critical & analytical skills Part 1 Don’t just describe, evaluate and analyse! Using critical and analytical thinking to understand and de-construct arguments.	13.05-13.55	Duchesne 201
8^th Nov	Critical & analytical skills Part 2 – workshop Don’t just describe, evaluate and analyse! Using critical and analytical thinking to analyse and create an argument.	13.05-13.55	Duchesne 201
15^th Nov	Avoiding plagiarism and how to reference How to avoid plagiarism when using evidence to support your argument and the essential academic skill of referencing.	13.05-13.55	Duchesne 201
22^nd Nov	Improve your grades Top tips for improving your grades and how to use your feedback to the best effect.	13.05-13.55	Duchesne 201

Any queries please email: Jenny Stowar, Claire Griffin or Val Mitchell

If you've attended a workshop and would like to give us some feedback then you can do so here: Workshop Feedback